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[bylo]

Unless you need a seperate phone number, I prefer to use either Viber or Skype - both have better sound quality and connection compared to Fongo. 2/5* rating also b/c the app crashes/stalls a lot on Android

It's early days. Give them a chance to catch up with the bug reports. IMO the free Canadian phone number gives them a huge advantage over Skype et al because you can, in principle at least, use that number instead of your cell carrier's assigned number. That may not be a big deal for those on expensive cellphone plans with large or unlimited monthly minutes but for those on PAYGO prepaid with 25¢/min out and in, that feature is very important.

When they get this working on SO/PCM's $10/month UMB it will mean an almost fully functional smartphone with voice and data for ~$120/year. That will be awesome.

[Laserheart]

Unless you need a seperate phone number, I prefer to use either Viber or Skype - both have better sound quality and connection compared to Fongo. 2/5* rating also b/c the app crashes/stalls a lot on Android

Neither of those solutions will work over 3G, or call regular land lines for free, unless I'm mistaken.

As far as I know, this is the first iPhone app to do those things for free.

I do know that Skype keeps requiring payment or credits to call land lines.

[Chocolinx]

If you guys are worried about numbers I recall them having an one time fee where you pay $25 to use your regular # for outgoing and incoming calls as they will redirected through the App as long as there Is Wifi or 3G connection.

I'd say It's a pretty sweet deal If you have a high bandwidth data plan so then you can call and receive freely from your regular #!

It's actually $75 total to port your number over. First you have to UNLOCK for $50, then you can pay the $25 to port.

[GotDaFunk]

Same problem here with 3GS. Emailed support and they replied with general troubleshooting steps.

Did they work? If so, what did they say?

Thanks.

[djino]

It's actually $75 total to port your number over. First you have to UNLOCK for $50, then you can pay the $25 to port.

I don't think getting the Unlock key is a requirement to Port your number. All you need to pay is the $25 to port, if you want to use Dell Voice with other SIP software/hardware, then yes you pay the other $50.


djino

[Carpathian]

Go to the www.dellvoice.ca site and log in. Go to Settings > Voicemail > Number of Times to Ring: Set this to 5.

It is set to 5 by default.

[ceredon]

Neither of those solutions will work over 3G, or call regular land lines for free, unless I'm mistaken.

As far as I know, this is the first iPhone app to do those things for free.

I do know that Skype keeps requiring payment or credits to call land lines.

talkatone does, but I am not sure if it works with just a GTalk/GMail account or if you need a GoogleVoice account. They have however moved to a free vs premium model, so the sound quality on their free option isn't as good.

[ceredon]

Anyone have problems receiving calls? I tried calling out, that works fine. When I try to call the dell voice number, it goes straight to voice mail. I checked the call log on the dellvoice.ca website, it shows a call coming in and the number that called in, not sure why it goes to voice mail. Under disconnect reason, it shows destination out of order. Not sure what it means, but it sure does not sound nice.

Same problem. And my # of rings is set to 5, doesn't make a difference. There is no ringing at all, just VM picks up.

[ceredon]

Anyone manage to get a 403 number? They seem to be only giving out 587 for Calgary, unlike freephoneline.

I got a 403 too. Might use it to get another GV line set up.

[ceredon]

Thanks. So if two Viber users were half way across the globe, calls will still be free? There's SMS too.

Viber - Be Free to Communicate. Call and text anyone, anywhere.

I like Viber, but it is limited to other iPhone users that have the app installed, so that very much limits the usefulness. It was great when my dad was in Jamaica for a couple months, that we could talk for free. But since he didn't have data down there, we had to limit calls to when he was on wifi (actually, I can't even remember if Viber works over 3G, but I think it does).

[alanbrenton]

Neither of those solutions will work over 3G, or call regular land lines for free, unless I'm mistaken.

As far as I know, this is the first iPhone app to do those things for free.

I do know that Skype keeps requiring payment or credits to call land lines.

Is this true of Skype and not Dell Voice:

If you have peerblock on while using skype you will get some VERY surprising people accessing your computer, lots of gvmnt ip's from different countries as skype uses p2p technology to work so other people messages are being routed through your connection.

http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread748023/pg1

[strife]

I was looking for a cheap international provider since "Fongo" doubled their rates/ I see voipalot has some nice rates...how is the quality?

I'm also interested in voipalot as their rates are cheaper than voip.ms. Anyone have a quick review?

[Chocolinx]

I don't think getting the Unlock key is a requirement to Port your number. All you need to pay is the $25 to port, if you want to use Dell Voice with other SIP software/hardware, then yes you pay the other $50.


djino

It is, I had to do this with FreePhoneLine.com. But, the wording on Dell Voice is a bit confusing too. Click on Settings > SIP and it says pay $50 to be able to port your number, but they don't mention the $25 admin fee to do it. The reasoning they gave me for having to unlock it is, that they need to tie the ported number to some kind of billed account and apparently signing up for a number isn't good enough.

[bylo]

I got a 403 too. Might use it to get another GV line set up.

Don't bother. Google closed that loophole months ago. You need a US phone number to get a GV number.

[djemzine]

I am having the same problem. I have the original iPhone 4. Hopefully this gets resolved

No issues here. Running it on Galaxy Nexus. Maybe its with iOS/iPhone?

Same problem here with 3GS. Emailed support and they replied with general troubleshooting steps.

See above :P Just kidding.

Don't bother. Google closed that loophole months ago. You need a US phone number to get a GV number.

Just to clarify, ther is an app called “groove IP” that works in Canada and is EXTREMELY useful.

It uses the gmail calling function from a PC…but you use it through your phone. The app specifies that it’s a “google voice” app…but if you log in from canada…you can place outgoing calls for free in north america with only using data (you just can’t receive calls since we don’t have a google voice number)